Yasuhiro Iwasawa
"Intriguing insights into how catalysts behave in automobile fuel cells by advanced XAFS techniques"
Position
Professor,
Director of Innovation Research Center for Fuel Cells
The University of Electro-Communications, Japan
Professor Emeritus,
The University of Tokyo, Japan
Career
- 1972
- Yokohama National University, Research Associate
- 1977
- Yokohama National University, Lecturer
- 1981
- Yokohama National University, Associate Professor
- 1984
- The University of Tokyo, Associate Professor
- 1986
- The University of Tokyo, Professor
- 2005
- Dean, School of Science, The University of Tokyo
- 2007
- Director of Center for Spectrochemistry at The University of Tokyo
- 2009
- Emeritus Professor, The University of Tokyo
- 2009
- The University of Electro-Communications, Professor
- 2010
- Director, Innovation Research Center for Fuel Cells, UEC
Recent Professional Activities
- 2008 - 2012
- Head : Section III (Science and Engineering), Science Council of Japan, Cabinet Office
- 2010 - 2012
- President : The Chemical Society of Japan
- 2004 - 2007
- President : Surface Science Society of Japan
- 2005-2007
- President : Catalysis Society of Japan
Research Interests
Catalyst surface design, New catalytic materials, Fuel cells, In-situ characterization, X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy, etc.
